"Unfortunately it doesn’t matter how positive I am on this one, the Good Lord is going to take her.

"End of. It’s scary and it’s going to create the biggest hole in my life.

“I just don’t know what the next few weeks will bring or how I’m going to cope.

"The only thing that’s giving me comfort is that Lynda is very much at peace with everything – we’ve managed to sort everything out.

“I just pray to God she gets to see Christmas Day again. It’s what she wants.”

Actress Lynda – famous as the Oxo mum – has said how she hopes that after her death Michael will find a new partner and move back to his home county of Somerset.

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ITV’s Loose Women – on which mum-of-two Lynda was a regular panellist – dedicated the opening of the show to her.

Fellow panellist Coleen Nolan – revealing that Lynda had hoped to phone into the show but was prevented from doing so because of chemotherapy – said: “They were being very unco-operative at the hospital and wouldn’t let her interrupt her chemo.”

She told how Lynda had been overwhelmed by the support she had received, and reading a text on her behalf said: “Oh my goodness, how embarrassing!

"That so many people have bothered to show their support. I have chemo today so will be sitting in my chair. Bless you xxxx.”

Talking about other texts she had received, Coleen said: “Lynda is still being Lynda. Her texts are so funny and dry-humoured.